Colleges in New York That Accept a 3.0 GPA

A 3.0 GPA is a safety at one school and a long shot at another, so these schools are split into likely, target and reach rather than one list. Every number is the school's own average admitted GPA, from U.S. Department of Education data. Only New York schools are listed here.

Target

Schools where the average admitted student is right around 3.0 GPA. These are realistic, competitive picks.

• Keuka College — Keuka Park, NY · 3.10 avg GPA
• SUNY College at Potsdam — Potsdam, NY · 3.15 avg GPA
• CUNY Graduate School and University Center — New York, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
• The New School — New York, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
• University at Albany — Albany, NY · 3.00 avg GPA
• Hilbert College — Hamburg, NY · 3.00 avg GPA

Reach

Schools where the average admitted student is above 3.0 GPA. Possible, but you would be applying from below the median.

• Canisius University — Buffalo, NY · 3.40 avg GPA
• Niagara University — Niagara University, NY · 3.35 avg GPA
• State University of New York at Cortland — Cortland, NY · 3.40 avg GPA
• Utica University — Utica, NY · 3.20 avg GPA
• SUNY at Fredonia — Fredonia, NY · 3.25 avg GPA
• State University of New York at Plattsburgh — Plattsburgh, NY · 3.20 avg GPA
• CUNY Lehman College — Bronx, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• CUNY John Jay College of Criminal Justice — New York, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• CUNY York College — Jamaica, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Hartwick College — Oneonta, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Farmingdale State College — Farmingdale, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• SUNY Oneonta — Oneonta, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• SUNY Brockport — Brockport, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• St. Joseph's University-New York — Brooklyn, NY · 3.30 avg GPA
• Elmira College — Elmira, NY · 3.20 avg GPA

All colleges that accept a 3.0 GPA, nationwide

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